Here is a provincial I picked up awhile ago of Septimius Severus. Got a great deal on it. Seems to be a bit on the scarce side. Septimius Severus (193 - 211 A.D) Æ 27 Anchialus, Thrace O: AY K L CEP CEYHROC PE, laureate, draped bust right. R: HG CT BABHAROY AGXIALEWN, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent in arms, facing Asklepios standing left, resting on serpent-entwined staff. 12.77g 27mm Moushmov 2807; Varbanov 176 AMNG II 458
Sometimes, it boils down in avoiding entering into a bidding war (assuming the coin was acquired through auction as most are sold). The gap between two same coins sold at different auctions can be exaggerated. Like several hundreds. At certain auctions, we always hope the people that might be interested in that specific coin just forgot or didn't know about it.
that's awesome! i'be been reading a book about ancient medicine, and would love to get a coin with hygieia and ascleopios together...lucky i didn't see it!
I repeated your photo to make it easier to compare to mine which I believe to be from the same obverse die. I always found it interesting that the second letter in Anchialus was a gamma (G) but try to say Agchialus and you might figure out why it morphed into the new style. When I was taught Greek in college the professor made great point of the Greeks liking 'euphony' or good sounding words so they would stick in a letter (here an n) to make things sound better even though it was not written. The Romans dropped the g. My reverses are Athena and the city gates.
Neat that it's the same die but all different reverses. Surprised you didn't catch my coin on ebay and bid. I won it unchallenged.
I spend very little time looking for coins these days. I can not justify the prices they ask for ugly coins. Certainly you need to pay for quality but searching eBay and vCoins is becoming less a thrill. It might be time to take a break.
